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Conducting an article critique for a quantitative research study: perspectives for doctoral students and other novice readers
Authors Vance DE , Talley M, Azuero A, Pearce PF, Christian BJ
Received 29 January 2013
Accepted for publication 12 March 2013
Published 22 April 2013 Volume 2013:3 Pages 67—75
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/NRR.S43374
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Review by Single anonymous peer review
Peer reviewer comments 2
David E Vance,1 Michele Talley,1 Andres Azuero,1 Patricia F Pearce,2 Becky J Christian1
1School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; 2Loyola University School of Nursing, New Orleans, LA, USA
Abstract: The ability to critically evaluate the merits of a quantitative design research article is a necessary skill for practitioners and researchers of all disciplines, including nursing, in order to judge the integrity and usefulness of the evidence and conclusions made in an article. In general, this skill is automatic for many practitioners and researchers who already possess a good working knowledge of research methodology, including: hypothesis development, sampling techniques, study design, testing procedures and instrumentation, data collection and data management, statistics, and interpretation of findings. For graduate students and junior faculty who have yet to master these skills, completing a formally written article critique can be a useful process to hone such skills. However, a fundamental knowledge of research methods is still needed in order to be successful. Because there are few published examples of critique examples, this article provides the practical points of conducting a formally written quantitative research article critique while providing a brief example to demonstrate the principles and form.
Keywords: quantitative article critique, statistics, methodology, graduate students
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